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Promoting Sustainable Forest Management

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PEFC UK Ltd

and Invitation to the 8th Annual General Meeting, 23 June 2009 at the Hotel Novotel, London Tower Bridge
and reception aboard the Lady Daphne, moored at St Katharine’s Dock, London EC3

PEFC UK Limited
Jupiter House, High Street, Tattenhall,
Cheshire, CH3 9PX United Kingdom

Telephone 01829 770438

Email wbw@pefc.co.uk 1
Web www.pefc.co.uk
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Welcome to the PEFC Annual Report 2009. In addition to the statutory information contained
in this year’s Annual Report, we have sought to provide a flavour of the various activities that PEFC has
been engaged in over the past year.

Ensuring that the PEFC scheme complies with influential government and private sector procurement
policies is a key priority so regular engagement with policy makers is vital – see pages 10-13 for further
details.

PEFC UK also takes its role as one of the PEFC family’s twenty five endorsed schemes very seriously.
For more information on our standard setting and policy development work – see pages 14-15.

Finally, as certification is a voluntary market-based instrument to improve the management of the

world’s forests, we recognise that growing demand for certified products must be a priority if we are
to add value for our members who have invested in the programme through the notification fee. The
highlights of our market outreach programme are summarised on pages 16-17.

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still sailing. 91 feet long (28 metres), 21 feet wide (6.5 metres), built in 1923 at a
gross tonnage of 117 tonnes, able to transport 220 tonnes of cargo, Lady Daphne
was one of the many thousand Thames sailing barges built for the English coastal
trade from the 18th century until the middle of the 20th century. Now there are
fewer than 40 barges left in Britain.
Left: The Lady Daphne in full racing sail.

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Notice of the 8th Annual General Meeting of

PEFC UK Limited 3.00pm, Tuesday 23 June 2009

All members of PEFC UK Ltd are invited to the 8th Annual General Meeting which will

be held at the Novotel London Tower Bridge Hotel, 10 Pepys Street, London EC3.

PROGRAMME AGEN D A

Location 1 Apologies received

Salt and Bell Suite, Hotel Novotel London Tower Bridge 2 To adopt the minutes of the seventh Annual General

(directions opposite) Meeting held on the 8th July 2008 at the NEC
Birmingham (see inside back cover)

Annual General Meeting 3 Matters arising

Will commence at 3pm 4 To receive the Chairman’s report (see page 4)

5 To adopt the unaudited accounts for the year ending

Afternoon reception aboard The Lady Daphne
Will commence at 4pm
Attendance
To assist with planning of the meeting, it would be
appreciated if the enclosed reply slip could be returned to
the National Secretary or alternatively if you would indicate
your intention to attend by emailing him at:
wbw@pefc.co.uk
31st July 2008 (see pages 5-9)
6 To consider a verbal report on the current financial
position, as at the date of the meeting
7 To appoint MMG Chartered Accountants 78-84 Bell
Street Dundee DD1 1RQ as Company Secretary and
Reporting Accountants and authorise the Directors to
fix their remuneration
8 To receive a verbal update on the present Membership,
Chain of Custody certificates, Logo Usage Licence

or alternatively if you wish to send recorded apologies: contracts and Notification of Certification Bodies

PEFC UK Limited 9 To receive a verbal report on the current status

High Street and role of the PEFC UK Certification Scheme for

Tattenhall Sustainable Forest Management

Cheshire CH3 9PX 10 To review the re-appointments of the Chairman and

Telephone: 01829 770 438 Directors
Web: www.pefc.co.uk 11 To conduct a general discussion on matters and key
issues related to the present and future activities of
PEFC UK Ltd

12 Any other business

13 Date of the next Annual General Meeting.

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Agenda Item 4

The Chairman’s Report Peter Latham Chairman PEFC UK Ltd

As the tenth anniversary of PEFC’s establishment approaches, it is perhaps

worth reflecting how far the organisation has come and how much it has
achieved. Since its inception in 1999 as the Pan European Forest certification
scheme, membership has grown from the original eleven founding European
countries to become a truly global scheme encompassing thirty four countries
on four continents; with endorsed schemes accounting for 220 million
hectares of certified forest. The number of chain of custody certificates is
approaching 5,000 and over 30,000 logo licences have been issued.

We in the UK are proud to have played a part in this success
story. In February, PEFC UK reached the milestone 1000 chain
of custody mark – 20% of the global total. There has been a
corresponding growth in demand for the use of the PEFC logo
with over 700 licences now being issued to UK companies.
Government procurement continues to be a key factor in driving
demand for sustainable timber. We were therefore delighted to
learn in December, that following a detailed bi-annual review of
forest certification systems by the Government’s Central Point
of Expertise on Timber (CPET), the UK Government confirmed
that PEFC sustainable forest management certification continues
to provide an assurance that its certified timber-based products
originate from legal and sustainable sources. The Olympic
Delivery Authority followed CPET procurement advice so it is
therefore reassuring that all the timber used in 2012 London
Olympics projects will be sourced from responsibly-managed
forests certified to either the FSC or PEFC schemes.
The introduction of the notification fee in 2008, which is levied on
all Chain of Custody holders, has meant that PEFC UK’s financial
position has been significantly improved. Although we made a
small trading loss last year, the forecast of income now covers
all the anticipated outgoings which include the cost of operating
the business and meeting our international obligations in relation
to the fees which PEFC UK is required to pay PEFC Council.
In addition to the monies we raise through the notification fee
to finance our activities, PEFC UK is indebted to the Finnish
Forest Foundation and PEFC in both Norway and Sweden for
their generous financial contributions towards our marketing and
communications programme.
It has been another busy year on the communications front with
PEFC strengthening its marketing and communications resources
through the appointment of Collins Scott Marketing at the end
of 2008. More information about these activities can be found
later in the report.

The PEFC UK Certification Scheme for Sustainable Forest
Management was re-endorsed by PEFC Council last year.
The revision of the UK National Forest Standard is now being
prepared by the Forestry Commission and during the summer
months of 2009, the consultation process with all stakeholders
will continue. The requirements of the revised Forest Standard
will in turn be fed into the UK Woodland Assurance Standard,
which is the central building block of the PEFC UK Certification
Scheme.
I would like to express my appreciation for all the hard work
which the Board has devoted to our affairs over the past year.
The Board met on four occasions during the past twelve months
and individual Directors have also represented PEFC at many
events and meetings throughout the year. I would also like to
express my thanks to both Heritage Envelopes and Antalis for
supplying complimentary stationery, enabling us to ensure that
all the materials we use are from PEFC-certified sources. Finally,
I would like to thank Willie Walker and Hilary Khawam for their
hard work during the year.

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Agenda Item 5

Unaudited accounts for the Year Ending 31st July 2008

PEFC UK Limited Directors’ Report

(A company limited by guarantee) The directors present their report and the unaudited financial
Registered number: SC209443 statements for the year ended 31 July 2008.

Chairman Statement of directors’ responsibilities

Peter D L Latham Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements
for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state
Directors of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit for that
period.
WB Walker
G Skinner In preparing those financial statements, the directors are required
Prof HG Miller OBE to
JF Bardsley
l select suitable accounting policies and then apply them
PDL Latham
consistently
RN Bradshaw
l make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and
(see biographies on page 18)
prudent

Secretaries and Reporting Accountant l state whether applicable accounting standards have been
followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and
David JT McKenzie CA
explained in the financial statements
Unit 1, James Keiller Buildings
32-34 Mains Loan l prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis
Dundee DD4 7BT unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will
continue in business.

Bankers The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records
The Royal Bank of Scotland which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial
36 St Andrew Square position of the company to enable them to ensure that the financial
Edinburgh EH2 2YB statements comply with the Companies Act 1985. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence
Solicitors for taking reasonable steps for the detection and prevention of
fraud and other irregularities.
Anderson Strathern WS
28 Castle Street Principal activities and review of the business
Edinburgh EH2 3PX
The company, which is limited by guarantee, has been formed to
establish a certification system for woodlands and work processing
Registered Office
wood products and to promote woodlands and wood products.
Unit 1, James Keiller Buildings
Future developments
32-34 Mains Loan
Dundee DD4 7BT The Company will continue to operate in the promotion and
development of sustainable forestry within the UK and will
National Secretary’s Office continue to encourage the use of PEFC certified timber and timber
products through certified Chain of Custody. The programme to
Jupiter House
improve market recognition of the PEFC programme within the
High Street
UK has continued. The revision of the PEFC UK scheme for
Tattenhall
Sustainable Forest Management has been re-endorsed by the
Cheshire CH3 9PX
General Assembly PEFC in 2008.

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Agenda Item 5

Unaudited accounts for the Year Ending 31st July 2008

Directors
The directors who served during the year and up to the date of this
report are listed on page 5.
Accountant
David JT McKenzie, Chartered Accountant, is retiring and does not
offer himself for re-appointment. The Directors wish to thank him for
his work over the years.
Small company special provisions
The report of the directors has been prepared in accordance with the
special provisions of Part VII of the Companies Act 1985 relating to
small companies.
This report was approved by the Board on 4 February 2009 and
signed on its behalf by WB Walker, Director.
Accountant’s Report
Accountant’s report, to the directors of PEFC Limited, on the
unaudited accounts.
In accordance with the engagement letter dated 17 August 2004,
and in order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies
Act 1985, I have prepared the accounts of the company on pages 7
to 9 from the accounting records and information and explanations
given to me.
This report is made to the Company’s Board of Directors, as a
body, in accordance with my engagement letter. My work has
been undertaken to enable me to prepare the accounts on behalf
of the company’s Board of Directors and for no other purposes.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume
responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s
Board of Directors, as a body, for this report.

I have carried out this engagement in accordance with best practice

guidance issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Scotland and have complied with the ethical guidance laid down
by the Institute relating to members undertaking the preparation of
accounts.

You have acknowledged on the balance sheet for the year ended 31
July 2007 your duty to ensure that the company has kept proper
accounting records and to prepare accounts that give a true and
a fair view under the Companies Act 1985. You consider that the
company is exempt from the requirements of an audit for the year.

I have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the accounts. For
this reason, I have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the
accounting records or information and explanations you have given
to me and I do not, therefore, express any opinion on the accounts.

David JT McKenzie
Chartered Accountant
Unit 1, James Keiller Buildings
32-34 Mains Loan
Dundee DD4 7BT

4 February 2009

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Agenda Item 5

Unaudited accounts
Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2008

Note 2008 2007

£ £ £ £

Fixed Assets 3 - - - -

Current Assets
Cash at Bank 18,494 25,578

Debtors 58,441 40,201

76,935 65,779

Current Liabilities

Creditors: amounts falling due

within one year 2 42,454 8,281

34,481 57,498

Net Current Assets

Net Assets 34,481 57,498

Capital and Reserves

Revenue Reserve 4 34,481 57,498

Surplus Funds 34,481 57,498

The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption under Section 249A(1) of the Companies Act 1985 and that no member
or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 249B(2) of the Act.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

i) ensuring that the company keeps proper accounting records which comply with Section 221 of the Companies Act 1985; and
ii) preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its profit
or loss for the financial year in accordance with Section 226 of the Companies Act 1985, and which otherwise comply with the requirements
of this Act relating to accounts, so far as applicable to this company.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within part VII of the Companies Act
1985.

WB Walker Director
4 February 2009

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Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 July 2008

Notes 2008 2007

£ £

Turnover 264,342 89,295

Administrative expenses 288,468 68,043

Operating Profit/(Loss) (24,126) 21,152

Interest receivable 1,109 700

Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation (23,017) 21,952

Taxation 0 1,267

Retained Profit/(Loss) for the year 4 (23,017) 20,685

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2008

1 Accounting policies
The accounts were prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller
Entities (effective January 2005)
The company has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS1 from the requirement to produce a cash flow statement on the grounds
that it is a small company.

Turnover
Turnover represents subscriptions and donations received from members in support of the company.
In the year to 31 July 2008, none of the company’s turnover was derived from markets outside the United Kingdom (2007 - none)

Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible Fixed Assets, other than Freehold Land and Buildings, are depreciated over their anticipated useful lives at the following
annual rates.
Office equipment 25% Straight line

Company limited by guarantee

Every ordinary member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being would up while
he is a member or, within one year after he ceases to be a member, such amount as may be required not exceeding £1.

Deferred Taxation
Provision is made for taxation deferred as a result of material timing differences between the incidence of income and expenditure for
taxation and accounts purposes.

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Agenda Item 5

Unaudited accounts continued

Notes to the Accounts continued

2008 2007
£ £

2 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Other Creditors 46,412 1,000

3 Fixed Assets

Cost

As at 1 August 2007 - 1,716

Additions -

Disposals 1,716

As at 31 July 2008 - -

Depreciation

As at 1 August 2007 858

Additions - -

Disposals - 858

As at 31 July 2008 - -

Net Book Value

At 31 July 2008 - -

At 31 July 2007 - 858

4 Revenue Reserve

At 1 August 57,498 36,813

Retained profit/(loss) (23,017) 20,685

At 31 July 34,481 57,498

5 Related Party Transactions

One of the directors, William B Walker, has received a payment of £39,000 as a result of his work as National Secretary
(2007 - £20,500).

Directors are able to reclaim legitimate out-of-pocket expenses.

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The drive for legal and sustainable timber
In January, Huw Irranca Davies MP, Minister for the
Natural and Marine Environment, Wildlife and Rural
Affairs, gave the following speech to the Chatham
House Illegal Logging Stakeholder Forum...
Illegal logging accounts for nearly three-quarters of log
production in Indonesia and around a half of all the
logs that come out of Cameroon. We all know that
deforestation is associated with around 18% of
global greenhouse gas emissions.
The loss of revenue due to illegal logging directly
costs governments $5 billion, and the economies
of producing economies $10 billion annually.
These figures are quite jaw dropping and they
probably only touch on the true effects of the
problem. They don’t provide us with
a full appreciation of what happens
across the piece, because forests are
complex systems, but they hold our
natural environment in balance.
BIODIVERSITY
At the core of what we’re talking about here is the destruction
of entire ecosystems. 80% of terrestrial biodiversity is housed in
forests. They are key to the survival of millions of people- including
some of the very poorest.
These systems matter because plants and wildlife power the
world’s ecosystems. They purify the air we breathe. They provide
us with the food we eat and with the water we drink. About 4.6
billion people depend for all or some of their water on supplies
from forests.
Above all, this matters because forests can help to regulate our
climate. The importance of forests as carbon sinks across the
globe is clear: they have potential to store 638 gigatonnes of
carbon. That’s more carbon than the entire atmosphere.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Conserving and creating sustainable forests remain amongst
the most effective means of limiting global emissions. The first
commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (ending in 2012) does
not contain measures to reward forest conservation or improved
forest management in the tropics. So it’s critical that any future
action plan to mitigate climate change includes the effective and
sustainable management of ecosystems – particularly our forests.
The UK is committed to a finding a solution. We are working
bilaterally and with international organisations to develop pilot
projects to resolve methodological differences. We remain
committed to achieving a decision in Copenhagen that will integrate
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forestry into the Climate Change deal, and thus treat emissions
from forestry in the same way as those from other sectors.
We’re only just beginning to understand the crucial role that
biodiversity plays in mitigating climate change. Continued
biodiversity loss doesn’t only affect the globe’s fantastic variety of
natural life. It also hampers the world’s ability to sustain and heal
itself. Biodiversity and forest ecosystems can play a significant role
in supporting adaptation to climate change. One example is the
importance of mangroves as coastal buffers to extreme weather.
In fact following the Asian tsunami of 2004 some of the affected
countries have launched programmes to plant mangroves along
their coasts as a natural buffer. Indonesia has earmarked 600,000
hectares of mangrove for revitalisation, and in the northern
province of Aceh, where the tsunami killed more than 110,000
people; plans include the replanting of at least 30,000 hectares
with the trees as a buffer against future waves.
‘REDD’ MECHANISMS
I think this example demonstrates how crucial it is for us to better
understand the relationship between ecosystems and climate
change. This is particularly relevant when we are designing
REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation)
mechanisms. I am pleased that the UK is taking a lead on this
issue, and my Chief Scientist, Dr Bob Watson is currently leading a
group of experts who are looking at the links between biodiversity
and climate change and coming up with practical measures
on how to integrate biodiversity concerns into climate change
mitigation mechanisms. The first output of this work has already
been taken up for discussion in the UN climate Convention.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
But it’s not just the environmental impacts of illegal logging on
our changing climate and biodiversity that need to be addressed.
Illegal logging and deforestation have a wider impact on society
as a whole, robbing some of the world’s poorest people of their
livelihoods and undermining social and economic development.
They also undermine the legitimate forestry sector by distorting
world markets and encouraging corruption in both importing
and exporting countries. It’s also invariably associated with other
types of crime and can even displace both animal and human
communities.
The drivers of deforestation are different for every country, and often
for different forests within those countries! It cuts across national
boundaries, so it requires international action. Deforestation will
continue as long as the market incentive is to cut down forests
without consideration of their real value to communities, to host
countries and to the global environment.
Everyone here knows that illegal logging is also a complex
business. And naturally as a consequence there’s no one simple
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answer. Our solutions need to acknowledge this complexity, and
take advantage of it. The emerging FLEGT agreements are just
one example of where we are harnessing these differences to
tailor-make really innovative approaches.
Efforts to address this problem must be underpinned by a
combination of effective governance in forest countries; and by
consumer countries, including my own, ensuring a market exists
for legal and sustainable timber. I am keenly aware that as the
world’s fourth largest importer of timber the UK is in a strong
position to do something about this problem.
UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
From a domestic point of view we realise that we have to get
our own house in order before we can start telling others how
they should deal with this problem. For the last eight years central
departments of Government in the UK have only sourced timber
products from forests and plantations that have been legally
harvested. And from April 2009, we will only source timber from
sustainable and legal sources, or FLEGT-licensed timber.
This sends an important signal to everyone that we are serious.
We want to demonstrate how our behaviour as governments, not
just on timber but on a range of public procurement issues can
lead the way. We are also heavily involved in international bilateral
and multi-lateral discussions looking to tackle this illegal trade.
DUE DILIGENCE
It’s an issue that’s a priority for both Defra and DFID: That’s why
we are working hard to reach agreement on the proposed new ‘Due
Diligence’ Regulation. This Regulation is trying to do something
really interesting. It aims to change behaviour. It targets trade
flows into the EU, and aims to embed responsible practice across
the operators. Our aim is for this new system to take account
of what I hear is a bedrock of good practice in this area by UK
companies and organisations. The UK wants to continue to lead
efforts by example.
So you see change is really beginning to happen. As with most
things there’s still more to do. One of our goals must be to establish
a level playing field for businesses using imported timber. Cheap
illegal timber is no good for anyone. If we eliminate it from the
market the demand for it dries up. If there’s no demand then
there’s no need for anyone to supply it.
UK LEADERSHIP
So it’s imperative that all concerned continue the dialogue at local,
national and international level to tackle this issue. For our part we
will continue to explore ways of taking national and international
action to stop this problem. The opportunity is there for the UK to
take the lead. We’re heading in the right direction. I believe the
collective will is there for us to succeed. The prize of this success
is not only environmental but social and economic too.
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Government procurement
Solène Le Doze UK Government’s timber procurement policy
awareness coordinator
An update on the UK developments on timber
procurement and the European Forest Law Enforcement,
Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan by the
Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET).
Close to 20% of carbon dioxide emissions are caused by
deforestation, and curbing this is a highly cost effective way
of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (Stern report, 2006).
Illegal logging is a major contributor to the global problem of
deforestation. Tackling illegal logging and the associated trade is a
very complex issue that is often linked with failures of governance.
As the 4th largest net importer of timber and timber products, the
UK Government has in the past taken a range of actions to address
this issue.
CHANGE TO GOVERNMENT POLICY
Procurement is amongst others, one way of using market forces
to achieve an incentive towards more sustainable behaviour. On
1 April 2009, the UK Government’s timber procurement policy
changed. It now requires that only timber and wood derived
products originating either from independently verifiable legal
and sustainable sources, or from a licensed FLEGT partner, will
be demanded for use on the Government estate. This policy
is mandatory for all Central Government Departments, their
Executives Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies.
Autonomous organisations that receive public funding are also
encouraged to adopt this policy.
CPET
CPET supports Defra in implementing this policy, by providing
support to public buyers and their suppliers, free of charge,
through training, a helpline, and a website. This year, CPET, in
a joint approach with WWF-UK and the Timber Trade Federation
(TTF) will also focus particularly on Local Authorities who account
for the purchase of between 20 and 30% of the timber products in
the UK. PEFC and FSC certificates are accepted, among others, as
proof of compliance with the UK Government’s timber procurement
policy. For more information on the policy and how to comply with
it, please visit the CPET website: www.proforest.net/cpet.The UK
is very keen to share experience on timber procurement issues
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The drive for legal and sustainable timber
FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT (FLEGT)
The UK is also engaged in the European Union’s (EU) FLEGT Action
Plan. The FLEGT Action Plan includes seven key components as
support to tropical timber producer countries, acknowledging
that a range of demand and supply side measures are needed
to adequately address the problem of illegal logging. FLEGT aims
to address illegal logging, contributes to achieving the wider
objective of sustainable forest management and promotes good
governance in the forestry sector including through using the EU
public sector’s buying power to stimulate the international markets
for legal timber. The key features of the Plan are the bilateral
Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) and the proposed Due
Diligence Regulation.
VPAs are signed with the aim of ensuring that specific timber
products exported to the EU from the partner countries have
been legally produced. The first VPA was signed with Ghana
in September 2008. Indonesia, Malaysia, Cameroon, Congo
Brazzaville and Liberia are currently negotiating agreements. The
UK is currently working to implement a scheme for the verification
of FLEGT licences and will consult publicly on the options for this
later this year.
EU DUE DILIGENCE REGULATION
The European Commission released its proposal for additional
legislation to support the FLEGT process, the Due Diligence
Regulation in October 2008. The proposal requires operators first
placing timber and timber products on the Community market to
exercise due diligence, using a risk-based approach, to minimise
the risk of placing illegal timber on the Community market. The
UK is now working with EU partners in considering this proposal,
and is working with the European Parliament who will be voting
on the current draft of the Regulation on April 24th.
DEFRA PARTNERSHIP WITH UK TIMBER TRADE
Defra are also working closely with the timber trade to ensure that
the many existing examples of best practice by the progressive
UK timber industry in establishing monitoring systems are taken
into account, and provide the basis for those required under this
new legislation. Rachel Butler the UK TTF’s Head of Sustainability
emphasises: “Having made due diligence a condition of
membership last summer, we trust our members are both ahead
of the game and in readiness for the proposed EU legislation. The
UK TTF fully supports an EU wide ban on illegal timber products
to level the playing field to support traders and suppliers who are
doing the right thing.”
It is a reiterated commitment from the UK Government to combat
illegal logging internationally and to promote sustainable timber as
a truly renewable resource.
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continued
European Commission Recognition
In its Green Public Procurement guidelines published in 2008, the
European Commission recognised PEFC as one of the certification
schemes providing purchasers with assurances of legal and
sustainable sourcing of virgin fibre for copying and graphic paper.
Chain of custody certificates for either PEFC or FSC certified virgin
fibre are accepted as proof of compliance with the Commission’s
Green Public Procurement policy.
London 2012 Sustainable Development
Strategy targets timber
Peter Bonfield Olympic Delivery Authority
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) set a number of challenging
targets to support the use of more sustainable construction
materials in the sporting venues and across the Olympic Park
for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Key
sustainability objectives include:
l Responsible sourcing of materials;
l Low embodied environmental impacts;
l Low waste and high recycled content.
As part of this strategy, the ODA announced in March 2008 that
only sustainable timber will be used during the construction of the
Olympic Park venues and infrastructure.
The groundbreaking plan to help ensure that all timber used on the
construction project is from fully traceable legal and sustainable
sources is an important part of helping make London 2012 a
‘green Games’.
A framework for the responsible sourcing of timber is unprecedented
for a project of this size and scale. However, working closely with
the timber and construction industries it is an opportunity to break
new ground in sustainable sourcing.
The ODA has signed up 16 timber suppliers who make up
a dedicated ‘Timber Supplier Panel’. The Panel will supply the
significant volumes of hardwood, softwood, plywood, softwood
timber and other products required by ODA’s contractors and their
suppliers. The Timber Supply Panel has been put in place in early
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Chain-of-custody records the path that wood products take from the
forest to the final consumer. It includes all stages of manufacture,
transport and distribution and identifies the movement of the
product from one link in the supply chain to the next. It is achieved
by each link in the chain having a management system that can
demonstrate how certified wood products are identified and
controlled throughout the time that the product is in ownership. As
a result, B&Q can now ensure that all its certified wood and paper
products come from proven virgin or recycled sources according to
the requirements of either the FSC or PEFC schemes.

Chain-of-custody certification was the next step in the company’s

long history of sustainability. B&Q is proud to provide its customers
2009 following an open tendering process in mid to late 2008.
with an assurance that every purchase bearing the FSC or PEFC
ODA’s Tier 1 contractors and through them their subcontractors
logo has been produced in such a way as to avoid wood from areas
are now required to use the Panel for sourcing timber and wood
where the management practices damage ancient forests, harm
products. This is a key innovation that should help provide a
wildlife or jeopardise the future of the people whose livelihoods
robust mechanism that facilitates ODA’s goals of using only legal
depend on the forest.
and sustainably sourced wood products across the project.
New environmental regulations in the construction industry
ODA have aligned with the Department for Environment, Food and
make it ever more important for trades people to prove they are
Rural Affairs (Defra) policy for legal and sustainably sourced timber
using sustainable materials for building projects, so B&Q’s chain-
and wood products supported by their Central Point of Expertise
of-custody accreditation brings real benefits to its customers.
in Timber (CPET). Defra’s policy recently (at the beginning of April
Underlining B&Q’s commitment to responsible sourcing,
2009) moved to requiring both legal and sustainably sourced
Diarmuid Walsh, Director of Building and Decorative for B&Q said
timber to be used across Government procurement. The ODA
“Sustainability has always been hugely important to us and we are
approach allows the use of PEFC certified products amongst the
delighted to see that our efforts to achieve certification have paid
other schemes approved by Defra and CPET.
off. We are passionate about using responsibly-sourced materials
The Timber Supplier Panel will help the ODA’s contractors meet wherever possible.”
these obligations in providing legal and sustainable timber by
PEFC applauds the company’s efforts. B&Q has been a leader
keeping records that can trace products from their source right
in corporate social responsibility and timber certification for
through the supply chain to the Olympic Park site. The timber
many years. We are delighted that this commitment is further
suppliers will also have to ensure that they have comprehensive
demonstrated by the attainment of PEFC certification and
certification and sufficient auditing in place to ensure standards
particularly impressed by B&Q’s efforts to inform customers about
are met.
the importance of purchasing wood from sustainably managed
The use of wood based materials is being closely monitored and forests. Given the positive contribution that forests can make
the outcomes from the project will be communicated widely to the to tackling issues such as climate change, B&Q’s dedication to
public and private sectors. providing sustainable solutions is admirable and sets an excellent
example for others to follow.

B&Q Leads the Way in Responsible

Procurement
In 2008, after a considerable commitment of time and energy,
B&Q, Britain’s largest home improvement retailer, gained chain-
of-custody certification for both Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
schemes.

The award of the PEFC Chain of Custody certificate followed a

rigorous external audit of B&Q’s procurement and internal controls
of PEFC certified wood products, against the PEFC requirements.

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Standards and Policy updates

PEFC Secretary General’s Report expect to be able to launch it in April. It will follow the revised
corporate design guidelines and will provide practical advice on
Ben Gunneberg Secretary General PEFC Council
using the PEFC logo.

Further on the communications front, we are completely revising

Demand for certified forest products is increasing
our website to make it customer-friendly as recommended in
despite the global credit crunch. Accordingly, it is the 2008 Governance Review. The redesigned website will be
essential that supply can meet increasing consumer launched later this year. For members, we have already greatly

demand. expanded the intranet and included new features such as a

PEFC Council is pleased to announce the endorsement of the
national forest certification system for Russia. The greatest
potential for area growth for all certification schemes is now in
Russia, and we estimate that within the next ten years about 100
million hectares will become certified to both PEFC and FSC forest
certification systems, significantly contributing to the globally
traded certified wood fibre basket. It is worth noting that the
Gabonese and Malaysian schemes have nearly completed their
endorsement process, and subject to endorsement, will be the
first national PEFC schemes in Africa and Asia supplying into the
global as well as local market place.
On the supply side, PEFC International has also been active in
giving development advice and input into both the developing
Chinese and the Indian forest certification schemes. Furthermore,
both the Chilean and Australian schemes have nearly completed
their re-endorsement process (held every 5 years) against PEFC’s
sustainability benchmark requirements. In addition, training
courses for certifiers, auditors, and companies have been provided
in China and Japan.
As PEFC is the only international scheme that re-assesses its
endorsed scheme every five years, it is fitting that at international
level our requirements too are reviewed and revised to ensure that
they reflect the latest scientific developments, best practices, and
stakeholder expectations. We have therefore just announced a two
year revision process focussing on our sustainability benchmarks
and welcome all stakeholder input. In addition, we are now in the
second and final year of the revision of the international chain of
custody standard.
photo library, an events calendar and discussion fora on various
topics and activities to ensure better information and knowledge
exchange.
An action plan for the implementation of the Governance Review
recommendations over a two year period has been approved by
the Board and invitations have been issued for one of the key
recommendations, the Stakeholder Forum, which will enable
PEFC to engage with a range of stakeholders with whom it has not
effectively engaged to date.
PEFC has been active in providing input into public procurement
policies around the world and requests by governments and
customers for information. Senior staff have met with international
companies, and participated in several interviews for Dutch and
Finnish newspapers and will also be highlighted in a Finnish
women’s magazine.
UK Forestry and Certification
The UK is in the unique situation that the National Forestry
Certification Standard (UKWAS) is endorsed by both PEFC and
FSC and can be applied by both Schemes, as a demonstration
of sustainable forest management of our forests. UKWAS is
fundamentally based on the UK Forest Standard, which sets
out the approach to forestry in the four constituent countries to
sustainable forest management and it sets Standards, provides

As an umbrella for numerous independent national schemes, one

of the challenges is to ensure that customers are kept fully informed
of our latest developments and are
able to supply their customers with
facts and assurances about PEFC.
A communications working group
of European national schemes has
started working on coordinating
messaging, activities, and attendance
at events. Similar work is also taking
place in North America.

Companies are keen to have the

planned logo usage toolkit and we

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a basis for regulation and monitoring and indicated sources for

guidance. This Standard, now in the process of a major revision
through an open and consensual process, provides an up to date
statement and overview of forestry and links to the delivery of the
UK’s international obligations.

UKWAS will similarly commence its second five year revision during
the course of 2009 and PEFC UK will continue to support the work
of the Steering Group and ensure that the revised Certification
Standard meets and fully addresses all the requirements set out
by PEFC to enable the PEFC UK Certification Scheme to remain as
a fully endorsed PEFC programme.

PEFC is very aware that for forests to become certified, the cost and
administration requirements can be a disincentive to the smaller
woodland owner achieving forest management certification.
Therefore, in co-operation with the Forestry Commission and
UKWAS, we have recently embarked on a detailed study of how
Paul Woodmansterne, Managing Director of Woodmansterne
certification might be made more accessible and the costs and Publications was awarded PEFC UK’s 1000th chain of custody
administrative burden could be reduced. In particular, a close certificate in February 2009.
examination of the way forest certification operates in some of
our European neighbours, which have a large proportion of small
private owners, will be a key element of the study.
PEFC (Ireland) Ltd
Incorporated in August and formally admitted to membership of
the PEFC Council at the General Assembly in October 2008, PEFC
PEFC Council continues the five year Ireland is one of the youngest members of the PEFC family.

revision process of its Standards With considerable help from PEFC UK, we have started an
ambitious programme to raise awareness of Chain of Custody
Last year, following a comprehensive round of consultation, the certification in Ireland. Unfortunately this is coinciding with the
revision for the logo usage rules was endorsed by PEFC Council worst recession for many years; however with 21 Irish companies
and is now recognised as a PEFC Standard for PEFC Logo usage already PEFC-certified, we remain confident that many more
rules – requirements. will be far-sighted enough to acknowledge the continuing need
for strategic planning in this difficult economic environment,
A similar process for the revision of the Chain of Custody rules, regardless of the additional costs involved.
which allows companies to identify and control their sources of
Currently there is no Irish public procurement policy relating to
PEFC certified material and assures customers that they meet
certified timber and wood products and we are working with
PEFC’s strict requirements for non PEFC-certified material is
industry colleagues to try to redress this and ensure our politicians,
nearing completion and should be published towards the end of
and in particular the Department of the Environment, are made
the year, also as a new Standard.  This revision process will have
aware of the advances made in this area in other European
taken nearly two years and has included several workshops and
countries; not least in the UK.
working groups supported by a wide range of contributions from
all stakeholders. Finally, we are helping to coordinate
an initiative to draft a Forest
The PEFC Council has decided to launch a revision of the PEFC Management Certification Standard
global requirements for forest management standards, which define and we hope to have the finished
sustainable forest management and are used for the purposes Standard ready for submission to
of forest certification. The revision process will be governed by PEFC Council for endorsement before
the PEFC Council ensuring transparency, balanced participation the end of 2010.
and consensus amongst a broad range of stakeholders. The For further details contact William
revision is focused on revision of the Annex 3 of the PEFC Council Merivale, National Secretary, PEFC
Technical Document and should deliver a new “PEFC International (Ireland) Ltd at:
Standard”. william@cjandco.net

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Market outreach
Print, paper, publishing
Frankfurt First for PEFC
In response to rapidly increasing demand for PEFC-certified paper
products from the publishing and print-buying sectors, a multi-
national PEFC team exhibited at the 2008 Frankfurt Book Fair.
The Fair, held in October, is the world’s largest publishing trade
show.
This was the first time that PEFC national member schemes had
joined forces to ensure a PEFC presence at an international trade
fair. PEFC Council, Germany, UK and SFI (one of the two PEFC-
endorsed sustainable forest management programmes in the US)
contributed funding, while other members of the PEFC family
provided welcome marketing and promotional support.
Located in the open air Agora exhibition space, we were fortunate
that the sun shone for most of the time. A considerable number
of visitors stopped by the stand from as far afield as China, Japan
and the US. Exhibiting at the fair provided the PEFC team with
an opportunity to talk to publishers about the benefits of printing
their books on certified paper in order to demonstrate responsible
sourcing to their customers.
A sample of the
UK publications
now printed on
PEFC certified
paper.
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Growing demand for Chain of Custody
in the UK Print sector
Demand for chain of custody certification from the print and paper
sector continues to be strong. From less than 70 printers with
chain of custody certification in 2007 – to 350 – we witnessed
more than a 300% increase in just 12 months. It is heartening
to see that even in these challenging economic times; demand
for chain of custody certification shows no sign of slowing. The
rapidly increasing demand for chain of custody certification within
the print sector demonstrates that environmental responsibility is
clearly of growing importance to end-users, publishers, printers
and converters. This ensures that the paper they use comes from
certified forests and by undergoing Chain of Custody certification,
printers can be confident in their supply chain and are able to
meet customer expectations on environmental provenance.
As a result of this rapid take up of chain of custody certification,
more and more publishers – both trade and consumer – are using
the PEFC logo on their publications to provide environmental
assurances on paper sourcing, and hopefully this will help PEFC
become more widely recognised by consumers, and increase its
prominence as a sign of sustainable paper sourcing for customers
and stakeholders alike.
Engagement with the Trade Press
Engaging with the trade press is one of the most effective routes
to spread the PEFC message to a wider audience. So in February,
PEFC hosted a press breakfast for journalists from the paper,
print and publishing trade press at the Institute of Directors.
The seminar aimed to increase journalists’ understanding of the
PEFC programme, both in the UK and globally, gain a better
understanding of the importance of chain of custody for paper
purchasers and distributors and learn more about PEFC’s future
plans and challenges. PEFC Director Ross Bradshaw presented
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Left to right – Charles Thwaites, Executive Director, FSC UK
Ross Bradshaw, Director, PEFC UK
Andy Knaggs, Editor, Print Media Management.
the PEFC programme at national level while Secretary General
Ben Gunneberg focused on the international picture. Williams
Lea, the UK’s largest print management company, represented by
Christopher Rigg and Lee Henderson of James McNaughton talked
about their companies’ respective paper procurement policies.
The event was judged a great success and we were grateful that
despite the testing weather conditions that prevailed in early
February, journalists from ten of the leading trade publications
battled through the snow to be there.
Print Media Management Roundtable
Discussions
Earlier this year, PEFC participated in two roundtable events
hosted by Print Media Management magazine. The first in January
brought together representatives from print, agency, paper and
certification to exchange views about attitudes environmental
issues and the costs to business and consumers. The output was
published in the magazine’s February issue.
The second discussion, hosted by PEFC, concentrated on chain of
custody for the print and paper sectors. BM TRADA represented
the certification sector, while Ross Bradshaw and Charles
Thwaites, FSC’s Executive Director spoke for the certification
schemes. Matthew Botfield of Antalis brought a paper merchant’s
perspective to the proceedings while Print Media Management’s
Editor, Andy Knagg, bravely risked repetitive strain industry writing
it all up for the April issue of Print Media Management.
Timber and construction
Timber in Construction Conference
and Awards
In November, PEFC’s UK Chairman, Peter Latham appeared
alongside FSC’s Charles Thwaites at the keynote event of the
Timber in Construction Conference and Awards Day; the first time
that they had shared a public platform.
a b l e f o r e s t m a n a g e m e n t
Both speakers outlined the main differences and similarities
between the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
Systems (PEFC) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as the
two global sustainable forest management certification schemes.
They acknowledged that both schemes are committed to achieving
the same end; the certification of forests to credible, independently
verified standards of sustainable forest management.
PEFC and FSC share a vision of a world in which people manage
their forests responsibly. However, with less than 10% of the world’s
being certified to date, and most of the vulnerable and endangered
forest areas excluded from even this modest achievement, it was
acknowledged that the most important challenge facing both
schemes was to grow the certified forest area to match rapidly
increasing demand for sustainable timber.
Ecobuild First for PEFC
In response to continuing strong demand for PEFC-certified timber
products from the UK construction sector, PEFC was one of over
800 exhibitors at the Ecobuild trade show held at Earls Court,
London in March.
The show’s organisers, International Business Events, describe the
exhibition as “the world’s biggest event dedicated to sustainable
design, construction and the built environment”. This year’s event
attracted 34,000 visitors– up from 26,000 in 2008.
This is the first time that PEFC had exhibited at this show but
with interest from the timber industry increasing; this was
judged to be an ideal venue to showcase the PEFC sustainable
forest management programme, the benefits of chain of custody
certification and what certified timber suppliers could offer.
Despite the economic gloom currently enveloping the UK
construction industry, the show was clearly very popular and the
PEFC team was kept very busy throughout the three day show.
We were so pleased with the reception we had this year that we
have already booked for 2009.
PEFC’s UK Chairman, Peter Latham (left) alongside FSC’s UK
Executive Director, Charles Thwaites
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PEFC Directors
John Bardsley is currently Managing
Director of Stora Enso UK, a leading global
paper, packaging and forest products
company. He has spent his entire career
in paper and related industries and held
various positions within the paperboard,
converting and fine paper business sectors.
John has been involved with several paper
industry associations including ProCarton and The Paper Agents
Association and became a director of PEFC UK in 2007.
Ross Bradshaw, Managing Director of
TSP, a leading supplier of thinprint paper,
has worked in the paper manufacturing
industry for over twenty years. He is a
member of the Paper Agents Association
Environmental Committee and a Freeman
of Stationers’ Hall. Ross joined the PEFC
UK Board in July 2006
Peter Latham is Chairman of James
Latham plc, one of Britain’s oldest timber
companies. Since the first James Latham
began importing hardwoods into Liverpool
in 1757, the company has developed
into a leading importer and distributor of
panel products, joinery quality softwood
and hardwood and hardwood flooring. The
company operates from nine sites in England and recently opened
its first distribution centre in Scotland. Peter, is a former Chairman
of the Forests Forever Committee of the Timber Trades Federation,
and is a member of the Council of the Commonwealth Forestry
Association.
Hugh Miller graduated in forestry from
the University of Aberdeen in 1964. For
the next two decades he led research into
forest biogeochemistry at the Macaulay
Institute for Soil Research, during which
time he published extensively and in 1981
was awarded the Scientific Achievement
Award of the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations. In 1984 he was appointed Professor and
Head of the Department of Forestry in the University of Aberdeen,
retiring in 2004. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Foresters and was President from 1994 to 1996. In 2007, the
Institute awarded him its Medal. He was made a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1985.
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Geoff Skinner has worked in the UK Timber
Trade for over forty years; principally involved
with importation and distribution. He spent
thirty four years with Meyer International
and Jewson, and the past seven at Crown
Timber. In 2008 he left Crown to form
his own consultancy company, Skinner
Associates. Geoff has been a PEFC (UK)
board member since 2005.
William Walker trained at Aberdeen
University in the 1960s before embarking
on a career in forest management during
which time he was responsible for some
of the largest privately owned afforestation
programmes completed in the Borders
during the seventies and eighties. In the late
1980s he established an environmental
forest consultancy practice which led him to specialise in forest
certification and the development of Forest Standards. He became
PEFC UK’s National Secretary in 2005.
Mark Weatherbed’s current role is European
Head of Category – Paper & Envelopes
for Williams Lea, the UK’s largest print
management company. He is responsible
for all paper and envelope procurement;
currently in excess of 100,000 tonnes per
annum for the Williams Lea Group in the UK
and Europe and for ensuring that corporate
sustainability programmes are properly implemented throughout
the Group. Prior to joining Williams Lea, Mark held a variety of
senior positions within the print, paper and publishing industries.
He joined the PEFC UK Board in January 2009.
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Agenda Item 2

Minutes
of the seventh Annual General Meeting of PEFC UK Ltd,
held on 8 July 2008 at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

Members present: Peter Latham (Chair), William Walker (National
Secretary), John Bardsley (Director) Ross Bradshaw (Director), Hugh
Miller (Director), Geoff Skinner (Director), Hilary Khawam (PEFC
UK), Tonu Bergman (Baltic Connection), Mike Cark (M-real and
PEFC Council), Rodney Clark (British Wood Pulp Association), Yvette
Dear (Pureprint Group), John Bate, Robert John and Richard Smith
(Rowlinson Timber Ltd), Peter Kelly (Arbor Forest Products Ltd),
Yvette Holliday (West Port), Mario Di Lieto (Stora Enso Lumipaper
Ltd), Colin McGregor (Y Goldberg & Sons Ltd), Sandie Matthews
(Etrinsic Ltd), and Karen Prendergast (BM Trada Certification).
Apologies received: JWB Harwood (Christie Timber Services Ltd),
Andy Tyas and Richard Wilson (West Port), Linda Clarke (Eastern
Hardwoods Ltd), Kathleen Cotterill (Boxes Group Ltd), Brian Griffin
(Beamglow Ltd), Tim Wilson (Aspect East Anglia), David Hoyle(Mid
Sussex Timber Company), Ken Walsh (Danzar UK Ltd), Jon Hall
(Consolidated Timber Holdings Group), Keith Woodward (Woodlam
UK Ltd), Peter Spence (J D T (UK) Ltd), Clive Marshall (Clive Walker
(Timber Ltd), Mark Edmonds (A Edmonds and Co Ltd), Linda Watts
(Stanley L Hunt (Printers) Ltd), Neil Wilson (Volker Stevin Ltd), S
J Filer (Woodstock Timber Co Ltd), Paddy Byrne (Premier Paper
Group), Andrew Venman (Jewsons), Rachel Butler and John White
(TTF), Ken Fuller (MDM Timber Ltd), Steve Smith (Hallmark Cards
PLC), Stuart Palmer (Tradelink Wood Products Ltd), David Hanafin
(M D Hanafin and Son), Stuart Goodall and Chris Inglis (Confor),
Gary Smith (Redactive Publishing Ltd), Kathleen Cotterill (Boxes GH
Ltd), John Bentham (Champion Timber), Michael Davison (George
Barnsdale & Sons), Andrew Bartlett (IPPSA), Matthew Botfield
(Antalis), Rob Deadman (Selco Trade Centres Ltd), Simon Dipple
(Etrinsic Ltd), Rebecca Latchford (Birse Civils) and George McRobbie
(UPM Tilhill). which included: information on the development of the two major
1 The minutes of the sixth Annual General Meeting of PEFC UK Ltd,
held on the 3rd July 2007 in London were unanimously approved
and signed by the Chairman. There were no matters arising.
2 The Chairman’s Report for the year ending July 2008
The Chairman submitted his Annual Report, the full text of which
was circulated to all members prior to the meeting. Peter Latham
also stated that the work of PEFC in the UK was fully committed
to deliver the key elements of the requirements of PEFC Council,
managing the processes in the UK of forest certification and the
Chain of Custody process, with the associated management of the
logo licence procedures and growing the market for certified paper
and timber products.
He also acknowledged the generous financial support which PEFC
UK had received from the Finnish Forest Foundation over the last
four years as well as several sponsors of events held by PEFC in
the UK. He thanked the Board for all their work and made special
mention of the work of the National Secretary, William Walker, and
the Communications Director, Hilary Khawam.
The report was adopted by the meeting on the proposal of Peter
Latham and seconded by Karen Prendergast.
3 Accounts for the year ending 31st July 2007 were approved
by the meeting on the proposal of John Bardsley and seconded by
Mike Clark.
4 Current Financial Position
The National Secretary reported that the introduction of the new
Notification fee arrangements was now both transforming and
strengthening the finances of PEFC UK Ltd. Chain of custody
certification had more than doubled over the last twelve months and
now stood at about 800. Similarly, Logo Licences had grown at an
even faster rate and were now over the 500 mark.
5 Messrs David J T McKenzie CA were unanimously re-appointed as
the Company Secretary and Reporting Accountants and the directors
were authorised to fix their remuneration.
6 PEFC UK Certification Scheme for Sustainable Forest
Management (Revision 2007)
The National Secretary reported that the re-endorsement of the UK
Certification Scheme for Sustainable Forest Management had been
completed in the early part of 2008.
7 Appointment of Directors and Chairman
The directors offered themselves for re-election and on the proposal
of Mario Di Lieto seconded by Mike Clark, they were unanimously
re-elected.
8 Any Other Business
There was a general discussion on matters raised by the members
certification schemes, the possibility of making more information
available to practioners, getting the message across, the development
of PEFC in Russia and other countries and the need for the message
about certified products being accessed by architects and specifiers.
Mike Clark requested that the appreciation of the meeting for all the
work done by the board and in particular by Peter Latham, William
Walker and Hilary Khawam should be recorded. He also said that the
great contribution being made by PEFC in the UK was of significant
importance both at home and across all the other member countries
of PEFC Council. He also welcomed the transformation which had
been made in relation to the financial strength of the company.
William Walker and Hilary Khawam then gave two short presentations
about the work of PEFC both nationally and internationally, and about
the market development programme being carried out in the UK.
9 Date of Next Meeting
It was agreed that the next Annual General Meeting would be held
during early summer 2009, at a venue to be agreed.
The meeting closed at 3.45 pm.

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